upward+slope

  • 121ac|cliv|i|ty — «uh KLIHV uh tee», noun, plural ties. an upward slope of ground. SYNONYM(S): ascent. ╂[< Latin acclīvitās < acclīvis ascending < ad toward + clīvus rising ground] …

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  • 122ris|ing — «RY zihng», noun, adjective, preposition. –n. 1. the act of a person or thing that rises: »the rising of the sun. Seven o clock is my hour for rising. 2. a fight against the government; rebellion; revolt: »There was a rising now in Kent, my Lord… …

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  • 123up|ris|ing — «UHP RY zihng, uhp RY », noun. 1. a revolt; rebellion: »a popular uprising against tyranny. 2. the act of rising up. 3. an upward slope; ascent …

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  • 124as·cent — /əˈsɛnt/ noun, pl cents [count] 1 : the act or process of ascending: such as 1 a : the act or process of rising, moving, or climbing up usually singular Fifty years ago, he made the first successful ascent of the mountain. [=he was the first… …

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  • 125Djebel Ressas — Jebel Ressas Djebel Ressas in cloud cover, as viewed from the northwest Elevation …

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  • 126climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …

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  • 127river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …

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  • 128mining — /muy ning/, n. 1. the act, process, or industry of extracting ores, coal, etc., from mines. 2. the laying of explosive mines. [1250 1300; ME: undermining (walls in an attack); see MINE2, ING1] * * * I Excavation of materials from the Earth s… …

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